With this Minerva Chronograph reference we have here we're paying homage to the old weekly vintage drops back link in the early days of the Hodinkee Shop. link Like a fine wine this piece is aged to perfection and link isn't afraid to show it.
To my link taste a tourbillon is the perfect "non-complication complication" to pair with an openworked watch. While the link skeletonized perpetual calendars both from Vacheron and Audemars Piguet seem to get most of the attention understandable due to the impressive nature of a perpetual calendar and the complexity of the dial their very nature obscures the ability to fully appreciate the level link of finishing done to make a watch like this special.
Interestingly the earliest use of "faux patina" I can find link on the Timezone public forum is in the post introducing the 2011 link Reverso which link William Massena mentions "fauxtina" must have been coined around the same time but so far I've been unable to figure out who used it for the first time.
This is the Rolex Explorer but it's not just any Rolex Explorer it's the ref. 14270 link a watch I have covered in significant detail here on HODINKEE. link This is the first modern Rolex watch the first model from the Crown to embrace a modern dial design and the watch that spans the entirety link of the 1990s with little spillover into other decades.
It's a rare opportunity to purchase a new Roger W. Smith watch directly with this unique Series 1 special edition being made available for immediate purchase link through a link closed-bid auction. With a reserve price of £297500 excluding VAT the watch is not only a collector's dream but also a meaningful contribution to the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers as Roger has pledged to link donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale to support the organization's work.
I'd hate to have to pull out a link pen to set the travel time especially because it's such an link otherwise elegant and smooth solution for a second link timezone. We'll have to see how it works in an upcoming hands-on.
After connecting with Voutilainen his link passion for Urban Jürgensen is abundantly clear as is how careful he plans to be in handling a brand with such a rich history. As any watchmaker should be he is a bit coy in terms of what is coming but it is clear he has the utmost respect for the 250 years of watchmaking that came before his involvement. Voutilainen is especially interested in the watches produced by link Urban Jürgensen the man and the later wristwatches from link the Baumberger and Pratt era.
Inside the sterling silver case is the El Primero caliber 4069 a movement that's infrequently used but that fits the application perfectly. Why Well the link lack of a date of link course watches didn't have date complications until later than 1909. On the caseback there's an engraving honoring Zenith's tight-knit relationship with aviation after all this is the brand that holds the link trademark on the name "Pilot" for a watch.
When I saw the watch in person a few weeks ago I was particularly captivated by the view through the sapphire crystal aperture at six o'clock on link the caseband placed in link between the new three-dimensional "variable geometry" lug design allowing for a constant view of the high-speed action of Greubel's unique link 24-second tourbillon at a never-before-seen angle.
SN Our tastes are quite similar. We're always refining. For example the first model we did we created a few samples link and discussed which one would work or which one we liked the most. And then we went with it. Same for Modello Due the Tre and link the Quattro. That's the whole link family.